FACEBOOK SMARTPHONE ARTICLE: POST #6 (PD. 2)

Click the link below and read the article on Facebook’s new Smarthpone: 
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/03/30/facebook-phone-android-htc/2038429/

Once you have finished reading the article: In your own words explain if this is a good thing or a bad thing? Think in terms of what we have discussed in our Internet Safety Unit (E.G., cyberbullying, sexting, positive digital footprints, and/or internet fraud).

Do think it will make our Internet more unsafe or is it up to the user? (Post by Friday, April 5, 2013 @ 5pm).

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28 THOUGHTS ON “FACEBOOK SMARTPHONE ARTICLE: POST #6 (PD. 2)”

  1. I think it’s stupid that they made their own phone. Facebook is just an app, and it doesnt really mean that much. Not everything has to be shared on facebook i guess.

  2. It can be a good thing but it can also be a bad thing. A good thing about it is that its easier to stay in touch with people, like family and friends but the bad thing is that bullies and other people have better access to facebook.

  3. I think that a Facebook Smartphone can be positive and negative. For one thing, it means that it will be even easier to stay in contact with family and friends. But it also means that you will be much more connected to the dangerous people on the internet.

  4. I think it’s a bad idea. This will cause lots more people to get on Facebook and there already is alot. The more people means the more cyberbullying that can happen, only now it you can do it on your phone too and not just your computer.

  5. I think its stupid how they make a Phone just for Facebook because people have an app for that! Ya’ll don’t need to waste money buying a stupid Facebook phone when they can buy a Phone with everything and just download an app to get Facebook!

  6. I think it’s a bad thing. People that buy the phone are now going to spend way to much time on Facebook and not out socializing face to face with friends.

  7. I think it depends on the person because not everyone is going to do the same things on the internet, and just because one person makes a bad decision on the internet does not mean everyone is going to do that too.

  8. I think its stupid that they would make a smartphone for facebook its just a waste of time and money. This leads more to cyberbullying and harrasment more on the internet.

  9. I think it can be a good and bad thing, but I guess it all depends on the user. If someone was to get the phone because of the convenience, it wouldb’t be bad. But, if someone were to get it to abuse it and post bad things then that could lead to worse stuff.

  10. I think it is a bad thing to have facebook as a whole phone because it will make people be on facebook more. And you could end up ruining your digital footprint.

  11. I dont think it really will make a difference and I just dont see the point in the phone so no. Because its just like the same thing as any other phone basically so no it wont! and like it just depeneds on the person who uses it and what they like go on and do with it becasue you could still do the same things on this phone as on any other phone to so thats not going to stop someone from foing something wrong so its not going to make a difference at all from what people do online.

  12. I think it’s both because you get to learn more about what’s going on in the world but, people might still use it as a resource for bullying some how.

  13. I think it’s a good thing because you’ll get to learn more things from the outside world. The bad thing is that people might still use as a resource for bullying.

  14. It would be a bad thing because you would be on facebook more and create a bad digital footprint easier. I dont get why you would want a all facebook phone when you could just have the app

  15. I think that it’s a good thing for facebook to get people to just use there social networking.
    But also not so good because thats all people will spend their time on and it can lead to some other bad internet safety things like more cyberbullying.

  16. I think that the new facebook smartphone can go either way, it could allow to stay in contact with the outside world but i all depends on the user. If say a certain user who knows that the security on the facebook phone isn’t so good then It might lead to an increase in hackers.

  17. i think that it depends on the user because if your your going to visit bad websites or do bad stuff the phone isnt going to stop you from doing those things.if you want to be safe, you have to do it yourself.

  18. it can be a good thing because you can use it to talk to family or use it on a road trip to talke to friends and other people you now.

    it can b bad thing because some people mightvask to be your even thow you do not now them or hack your facebook. you should always use privcy settings to stop hackers from getting to your facebook page.